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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Blackstone, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.23/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 470 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.71/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 559 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.70/cwt -19.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 580 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 122 175
Feeder cattle 303 122 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 143, Bulls 65)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 232.00 $232.00 $858 -23.00
468 468 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,362 +12.50
505 505 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,384 +9.00
555–585 559 14 255.00–271.75 $269.71 $1,508 +4.71
625–630 628 3 258.00–259.00 $258.67 $1,624 +4.67
669–683 673 11 250.00–258.00 $255.24 $1,718 +1.24
710–728 722 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,632 —
777–790 782 5 217.00–226.00 $222.36 $1,739 —
900 900 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
468–490 474 4 187.00–234.00 $221.84 $1,052 —
522–530 524 4 180.00–204.00 $197.93 $1,037 —
551–565 553 6 160.00–166.00 $164.98 $912 -55.02
618–638 626 5 147.00–248.00 $188.17 $1,178 —
655 655 1 152.00 $152.00 $996 —
700 700 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,263 —
499 499 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,387 —
565–570 569 5 202.00–267.00 $248.22 $1,412 -19.78
630–644 640 7 230.00–253.00 $246.53 $1,578 -2.47
660 660 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,670 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–478 466 5 220.00–270.00 $249.48 $1,163 —
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 —
635 635 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 216.00 $216.00 $788 —
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 -50.00
463–495 470 19 196.00–217.00 $213.23 $1,002 —
550–599 580 13 201.00–215.50 $207.70 $1,205 -19.80
633–640 634 6 198.50 $198.50 $1,258 -15.50
655–668 662 4 185.00–194.00 $189.46 $1,254 -10.54
700–737 728 6 177.00–191.00 $184.73 $1,345 +4.28
750 750 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 190.00–202.00 $198.08 $648 —
425–448 439 6 205.00–219.50 $212.23 $932 -8.77
539 539 10 219.75 $219.75 $1,184 —
570–595 578 3 210.00–219.75 $213.34 $1,233 -3.72
610–648 625 12 187.00–203.50 $196.88 $1,230 -11.12
680–699 695 5 180.00–187.00 $181.37 $1,261 +50.52
738 738 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 193.00 $193.00 $710 -14.00
423 423 4 198.00 $198.00 $838 -7.00
450–451 451 7 175.00–209.00 $194.45 $877 —
524–526 525 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,024 +45.00
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
700 700 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,253 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 194.00 $194.00 $892 —
540 540 1 152.00 $152.00 $821 —
550–568 559 4 160.00–167.00 $163.44 $914 —
638 638 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,021 —
705 705 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,043 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 157.00 $157.00 $526 —
363–365 364 3 226.00–249.00 $241.31 $878 —
415–440 430 8 220.00–285.00 $268.29 $1,154 -11.71
490 490 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,328 —
520–545 533 4 239.00–248.00 $243.61 $1,298 —
567 567 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,293 -22.00
635 635 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,283 -19.00
673 673 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,481 —
745 745 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,304 -39.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 155.00–250.00 $200.27 $641 —
408 408 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,179 +24.48
475–490 487 5 260.00–268.00 $266.44 $1,298 +8.44
568 568 4 245.50 $245.50 $1,394 -4.50
625 625 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,138 —
820 820 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,189 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 227.00 $227.00 $999 —
479–495 484 7 152.00–220.00 $200.11 $969 -24.89
520–530 525 2 202.00–231.00 $216.64 $1,137 —
605–645 633 4 137.50–180.00 $148.45 $940 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.